Ranking of Texas Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2016
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for Texas was 7.72. Among all Texas counties, Loving County had the highest natural population increase rate (16.95), followed by Gaines County (16.08), and Dallam County (14.77).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Texas Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
See this for other years:
Ranking of Texas Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2016
Items per page:
0 of 0
| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loving County | 16.95 |
| 2 | Gaines County | 16.08 |
| 3 | Dallam County | 14.77 |
| 4 | Webb County | 14.71 |
| 5 | Moore County | 14.35 |
| 6 | Hidalgo County | 13.58 |
| 7 | Starr County | 13.53 |
| 8 | Martin County | 12.78 |
| 9 | Maverick County | 12.5 |
| 10 | Bell County | 12.08 |
| 11 | Yoakum County | 11.7 |
| 12 | Midland County | 11.41 |
| 13 | Zapata County | 11.21 |
| 14 | Val Verde County | 11.07 |
| 15 | Ector County | 10.88 |
| 15 | Upton County | 10.88 |
| 16 | Cameron County | 10.72 |
| 17 | Harris County | 10.44 |
| 18 | Parmer County | 10.43 |
| 19 | Andrews County | 9.94 |
| 20 | Ochiltree County | 9.93 |
| 21 | Reagan County | 9.83 |
| 22 | El Paso County | 9.77 |
| 23 | Deaf Smith County | 9.67 |
| 24 | Crane County | 9.62 |
| 25 | Fort Bend County | 9.51 |
| 26 | Presidio County | 9.46 |
| 27 | Dallas County | 9.43 |
| 28 | Sutton County | 9.21 |
| 29 | Travis County | 9.19 |
| 30 | Bailey County | 8.92 |
| 31 | Brazos County | 8.7 |
| 32 | Denton County | 8.44 |
| 33 | Lipscomb County | 8.22 |
| 34 | Tarrant County | 8.11 |
| 35 | Bexar County | 7.96 |
| 36 | Winkler County | 7.78 |
| 37 | Collin County | 7.64 |
| 38 | Williamson County | 7.46 |
| 39 | Brazoria County | 7.35 |
| 40 | Crockett County | 7.31 |
| 41 | Glasscock County | 7.29 |
| 42 | Brooks County | 7.21 |
| 43 | Hays County | 7.18 |
| 44 | Montgomery County | 6.95 |
| 45 | Coryell County | 6.55 |
| 46 | Chambers County | 6.52 |
| 46 | Kaufman County | 6.52 |
| 47 | Willacy County | 6.47 |
| 48 | Titus County | 6.43 |
| 49 | Jim Hogg County | 6.26 |
| 50 | Reeves County | 6.11 |
| 51 | Borden County | 6.09 |
| 52 | Ward County | 6.03 |
| 53 | Dimmit County | 6.02 |
| 53 | Lubbock County | 6.02 |
| 54 | Jim Wells County | 5.92 |
| 55 | Rockwall County | 5.88 |
| 56 | Nueces County | 5.82 |
| 56 | San Patricio County | 5.82 |
| 57 | Waller County | 5.81 |
| 57 | Zavala County | 5.81 |
| 58 | Victoria County | 5.77 |
| 59 | Ellis County | 5.76 |
| 60 | Taylor County | 5.64 |
| 61 | McLennan County | 5.6 |
| 62 | Potter County | 5.57 |
| 63 | Kleberg County | 5.52 |
| 64 | Roberts County | 5.51 |
| 65 | Shelby County | 5.5 |
| 66 | Castro County | 5.42 |
| 67 | Hudspeth County | 5.39 |
| 68 | Scurry County | 5.32 |
| 69 | Atascosa County | 5.27 |
| 69 | Bastrop County | 5.27 |
| 70 | Tom Green County | 5.26 |
| 71 | Galveston County | 5.25 |
| 72 | Guadalupe County | 5.16 |
| 73 | Frio County | 5.14 |
| 74 | Uvalde County | 5.11 |
| 75 | Calhoun County | 5.07 |
| 76 | Jackson County | 5.05 |
| 77 | Nacogdoches County | 5.04 |
| 78 | Gonzales County | 4.85 |
| 79 | Smith County | 4.73 |
| 80 | Matagorda County | 4.71 |
| 81 | La Salle County | 4.6 |
| 82 | Caldwell County | 4.59 |
| 82 | Jefferson County | 4.59 |
| 83 | Dawson County | 4.54 |
| 84 | Gregg County | 4.53 |
| 84 | Randall County | 4.53 |
| 85 | Johnson County | 4.48 |
| 86 | Bee County | 4.43 |
| 87 | Swisher County | 4.29 |
| 87 | Wheeler County | 4.29 |
| 88 | Cooke County | 4.23 |
| 89 | Karnes County | 4.2 |
| 90 | Hockley County | 4.19 |
| 91 | Lynn County | 4.17 |
| 92 | Liberty County | 4.14 |
| 92 | Wharton County | 4.14 |
| 93 | Pecos County | 3.95 |
| 94 | Hale County | 3.94 |
| 95 | Cherokee County | 3.85 |
| 96 | Kinney County | 3.6 |
| 97 | Lamb County | 3.55 |
| 98 | Comal County | 3.52 |
| 98 | King County | 3.52 |
| 99 | Wilson County | 3.44 |
| 100 | Parker County | 3.38 |
| 101 | Terry County | 3.37 |
| 102 | Angelina County | 3.32 |
| 103 | Howard County | 3.25 |
| 104 | Medina County | 3.24 |
| 105 | Culberson County | 3.13 |
| 106 | Hemphill County | 3.1 |
| 107 | Garza County | 3.02 |
| 108 | Orange County | 3 |
| 108 | Sterling County | 3 |
| 109 | Wise County | 2.99 |
| 110 | Navarro County | 2.96 |
| 111 | Bowie County | 2.88 |
| 112 | Wichita County | 2.8 |
| 113 | Shackelford County | 2.7 |
| 114 | Harrison County | 2.56 |
| 115 | McMullen County | 2.44 |
| 116 | Austin County | 2.37 |
| 116 | Grimes County | 2.37 |
| 117 | Hardin County | 2.36 |
| 118 | Erath County | 2.33 |
| 119 | Limestone County | 2.26 |
| 120 | Duval County | 2.2 |
| 121 | Hutchinson County | 2.17 |
| 122 | Falls County | 2.15 |
| 123 | Lamar County | 2.06 |
| 124 | Wilbarger County | 2 |
| 125 | Nolan County | 1.99 |
| 126 | Brewster County | 1.96 |
| 127 | Oldham County | 1.94 |
| 128 | Floyd County | 1.88 |
| 129 | Hunt County | 1.76 |
| 130 | Burnet County | 1.72 |
| 131 | Rusk County | 1.65 |
| 132 | Gray County | 1.61 |
| 132 | Robertson County | 1.61 |
| 133 | Hansford County | 1.6 |
| 134 | Grayson County | 1.47 |
| 135 | Hopkins County | 1.44 |
| 136 | Kent County | 1.34 |
| 137 | Irion County | 1.28 |
| 138 | Walker County | 1.25 |
| 139 | Jasper County | 0.96 |
| 139 | Schleicher County | 0.96 |
| 140 | Crosby County | 0.85 |
| 140 | Franklin County | 0.85 |
| 141 | Van Zandt County | 0.82 |
| 142 | Colorado County | 0.76 |
| 143 | Milam County | 0.73 |
| 144 | Sherman County | 0.66 |
| 145 | Washington County | 0.52 |
| 146 | Panola County | 0.51 |
| 147 | Upshur County | 0.49 |
| 148 | Madison County | 0.43 |
| 149 | Leon County | 0.41 |
| 150 | Camp County | 0.39 |
| 151 | Comanche County | 0.37 |
| 152 | Lee County | 0.36 |
| 153 | Hartley County | 0.35 |
| 154 | Freestone County | 0 |
| 154 | Kendall County | 0 |
| 154 | Live Oak County | 0 |
| 155 | Cochran County | -0.34 |
| 156 | Palo Pinto County | -0.36 |
| 157 | Edwards County | -0.52 |
| 158 | Anderson County | -0.57 |
| 159 | Lampasas County | -0.64 |
| 160 | Collingsworth County | -0.66 |
| 161 | Burleson County | -0.68 |
| 161 | Jack County | -0.68 |
| 162 | Stonewall County | -0.71 |
| 163 | McCulloch County | -0.73 |
| 164 | Hardeman County | -0.76 |
| 165 | Fisher County | -0.77 |
| 165 | Hood County | -0.77 |
| 166 | Childress County | -0.83 |
| 167 | San Saba County | -0.84 |
| 168 | Runnels County | -0.97 |
| 169 | Refugio County | -1.09 |
| 170 | Goliad County | -1.2 |
| 171 | Stephens County | -1.28 |
| 172 | Carson County | -1.32 |
| 173 | DeWitt County | -1.45 |
| 174 | Newton County | -1.48 |
| 175 | Somervell County | -1.5 |
| 176 | Brown County | -1.56 |
| 177 | Morris County | -1.61 |
| 178 | Jones County | -1.65 |
| 179 | Clay County | -1.74 |
| 179 | Hill County | -1.74 |
| 180 | Houston County | -1.75 |
| 181 | Young County | -1.77 |
| 182 | San Jacinto County | -1.78 |
| 183 | Bosque County | -1.95 |
| 183 | Concho County | -1.95 |
| 184 | Henderson County | -1.98 |
| 185 | Lavaca County | -2.01 |
| 186 | Fayette County | -2.08 |
| 187 | Montague County | -2.12 |
| 188 | Archer County | -2.17 |
| 189 | Mason County | -2.19 |
| 190 | Jeff Davis County | -2.26 |
| 191 | Kenedy County | -2.3 |
| 192 | Mitchell County | -2.31 |
| 193 | Terrell County | -2.38 |
| 194 | Aransas County | -2.4 |
| 195 | Polk County | -2.46 |
| 196 | Cass County | -2.53 |
| 197 | Tyler County | -2.8 |
| 198 | Blanco County | -2.96 |
| 199 | Fannin County | -2.97 |
| 200 | Callahan County | -2.99 |
| 201 | Dickens County | -3.19 |
| 201 | Eastland County | -3.19 |
| 202 | Bandera County | -3.27 |
| 203 | Kerr County | -3.3 |
| 204 | Coke County | -3.4 |
| 205 | Gillespie County | -3.49 |
| 206 | Delta County | -3.5 |
| 207 | Donley County | -3.84 |
| 208 | Red River County | -4.08 |
| 209 | Haskell County | -4.15 |
| 210 | Real County | -4.19 |
| 211 | Knox County | -4.26 |
| 212 | Throckmorton County | -4.52 |
| 213 | Coleman County | -4.54 |
| 214 | Kimble County | -4.55 |
| 215 | Wood County | -4.72 |
| 216 | Hall County | -5.16 |
| 217 | Llano County | -5.5 |
| 218 | Hamilton County | -5.76 |
| 219 | Baylor County | -5.8 |
| 220 | Sabine County | -6.53 |
| 221 | Mills County | -6.75 |
| 222 | Rains County | -7.05 |
| 223 | San Augustine County | -7.58 |
| 224 | Marion County | -7.89 |
| 225 | Trinity County | -8.25 |
| 226 | Menard County | -8.51 |
| 227 | Motley County | -8.64 |
| 228 | Briscoe County | -10.01 |
| 229 | Foard County | -10.75 |
| 230 | Cottle County | -11.29 |
| 231 | Armstrong County | -15.51 |